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Claude Scott, M.D.
Chief, Orthopedic Surgery, Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, N.Y.
When he was eighteen, Chinde Scoti made up his mind to become an orthopedic surgeon. "I have an orthopedic condition called Blount's disease, which causes a bowing of the knees. I had orthopedic surgery done when I was eighteen to correct the deformity," recalls Dr. Scott, chief of orthopedic surgery at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. "Seeing those rods and pins attached to my legs got me excited about the field. Moreover, my parents could not afford to have the complete surgeries that were needed to correct my deformities. Now, I have...